Excerpt from Norman Abbey, Vol. 1 of 3: A Tale of Sherwood Forest<br><br>It has been shown that the noble family to which it belonged were eminently distinguished for valour and fidelity to the House of Stuart. That they were also held in high estimation by the then reigning family is evident from a letter to the immediate representative, written by Charles the Second, and dated Brussels, 1659 a copy of which is in the author's possession.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.